[$] Testing compat_linux on NetBSD with the Linux Test Project (lwn.net)
<p><a href="https://netbsd.org/">NetBSD</a> has long had support for
running Linux binaries via its kernel-level <a
href="https://man.netbsd.org/compat_linux.8"><tt>compat_linux</tt></a>
feature, but test coverage for it was less complete than some might
hope. In order to provide better testing for <tt>compat_linux</tt>,
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) participant Henrique Brito opted to work
on enabling the <a
href="https://linux-test-project.readthedocs.io/en/latest/">Linux Test
Project (LTP)</a> test suite to compile and run on NetBSD. At <a
href="https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/">EuroBSDCon 2026</a>, Brito's
mentor, Stephen Borrill, provided a report on the project, and the
status of LTP on NetBSD. The work has already resulted in some minor
fixes, and a good list of additional problems to solve.</p>
running Linux binaries via its kernel-level <a
href="https://man.netbsd.org/compat_linux.8"><tt>compat_linux</tt></a>
feature, but test coverage for it was less complete than some might
hope. In order to provide better testing for <tt>compat_linux</tt>,
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) participant Henrique Brito opted to work
on enabling the <a
href="https://linux-test-project.readthedocs.io/en/latest/">Linux Test
Project (LTP)</a> test suite to compile and run on NetBSD. At <a
href="https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/">EuroBSDCon 2026</a>, Brito's
mentor, Stephen Borrill, provided a report on the project, and the
status of LTP on NetBSD. The work has already resulted in some minor
fixes, and a good list of additional problems to solve.</p>
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